Compelled is a 1960 British neo noir black and white crime film, one of two films directed by Ramsey Herrington. It's a dull little crime drama from the Danziger Brothers, in which the plot is expanded by suspicions of his wife, (Beth Rogan), who thinks he is having an affair.It stars Ronald Howard and Beth Rogan.
Plot
Ex-con Paul Adams is an engineer blackmailed into assisting with a jewel theft. Unbeknownst to his wife, he becomes involved in the building of a tunnel from a bookshop to a jeweller's.
Cast
Ronald Howard as Paul Adams
Beth Rogan as Carol
John Gabriel as Fenton
Richard Shaw as Jug
Jack Melford as Grimes
Mark Singleton as Derek
Colin Tapley as Inspector
Stella Bonheur as Mrs Mills
Wilfred Grantham as Customer
Garard Green as Reporter
John Stuart as Book Man
Totti Truman Taylor as Lady
Critical reception
TV Guide wrote, "there's nothing special about this British programmer"; while Britmovie called the film an "unexceptional second-feature crime drama."
References
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1960 films
1960 crime films
British crime films
British black-and-white films
Films shot at New Elstree Studios
1960s English-language films
1960s British films
